Closer Day By Day

Bible Passage: John 11 This Chapter records a miracle performed by Jesus where Lazarus, who died of sickness, was raised from the dead. Lazarus was the brother of Martha and Mary, all of whom Jesus loved dearly. I thought about the subject of Faith when I was reading this Chapter. Before I go into further [...]

Bible Passage:  John 10 Just a short sharing today.  Yesterday we read about how Jesus healed a blind man from birth in order that “the works of God should be revealed” (John 9:3).  However the Jewish leaders simply could not accept this and refused to accept also that Jesus was from God.  So while the [...]

Bible Passage: John 9 “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” ~ John 9:5 Jesus spoke these words during His ministry on earth. As we engage in our own ministries in church, and lead our lives in this world, do we remember who we are and for [...]

Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” Our Lord Jesus is the great “I AM”, the self-existing One, the Almighty God. When Moses was still in Midian, God spoke to Moses from a burning bush, and He commanded Moses to lead His people out of the land [...]

Bible Passage:  John 5 J     udgement is not for us to decide but it is under God’s jurisdiction, yet there are many people in the world who choose not to believe in Jesus and continue to live life as they see fit.   U    nder thecircumstances, even we cannot change a person’s decision. Jesus comforts [...]

Bible Passage: John 6 At the beginning of the chapter, we see Lord Jesus, caring for the great multitude of people, performed the well known miracle of feeding the 5,000 with just 5 loaves of bread and 2 small fish. And there were still 12 baskets full of fragmented leftovers (Non-believing mathematicians must be wondering, [...]

  Bible Passage:  John 5 “I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God? Do not think that [...]

Bible Passage:  John 4 As of all the chapters in the Gospels, today’s chapter is chockfull of precious teachings from the words and actions of the Lord Jesus. What we shall do, however, is to have a quick sharing based on the central teaching recorded in verse 24: God is Spirit, and those who worship [...]

Bible Passage: John 3 Nicodemus was afraid, or ashamed to be seen with Christ, hence he came in the night. “There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him,…” John 3:1-2 Every one of us have had occasions in [...]

Bible Passage: John 2 Transformation Believing in Jesus from young, I sometimes grow weary in my faith journey. Yet, those times often serve as an opportunity for me to reflect on a deeper level: “Why do I feel so weak in my faith?” “Why don’t I feel joyful in the Lord?” When Jesus came into [...]